Via Damien A tribute to Dialup Dempsey (the man who also screwed provisional drivers….defended by Bertie Ahern)
Do battery indicators on phones etc lie? - User-hostile battery strength indicators
Those crazy Saxons - they decided to move a 660-ton church 12km down the road on a truck…
ViaTom Raftery - Funny Virgin Atlantic Ad
Nasty hotels - Fox news finds some shocking stuff (via ZeFrank)
Did you check your glass skitz?
Out and about with Yahoo Developer Network in Templebar…the Spanish guy is my favourite (2:20). Thanks again to Chad & Tom!
If that doesn’t work try this link - MashUp Camp — Dublin or MashUp Camp — Dublin
It was cool to meet people from Google, Yahoo, IBM, Microsoft and individuals like John Herren (invented Tag Clouds), David Berlind (writes for ZDNet) and many more. Here are some random notes
Here is what happened and some of the sessions have notes describing what was discussed and decided. - MashupU5schedule
Some interesting insights into data-mining - Data Mining 101: Finding Subversives with Amazon Wishlists
you know when ticketmaster asks you to prove that you aren’t a computer - how about using this instead hot or not photos as a captcha
Chad Dickerson: How to make a Kegerator with FAQ
Chad also went on to describe the Flickr APIs, YUI, Del.ici.ous, YSlow and 14 rules (specific and practical) for making web-pages load faster
Maryrose announced o2 sponsorship of 20 Irish entries into the Webby Awards and also have a look at www.webbys4ireland.com
The social part of the MashUp Camp was spent partly in the Porterhouse, Templebar
David Berlind sums up his experience on ZDNet: Ireland: Where the soul of the developer can be found
Nullcheck is a media/financial news developer who gives a good commentary on each session in MashUp Camp: mashup camp Dublin: Day 1 and end of mashup camp
The Microsoft perspective: Mashup Camp Europe!
This book comes highly recommended - Programming Collective Intelligence
Also Chad found this page Why Guinness tastes better in Ireland
some words of wisdom about how and why IBM nearly disappeared which applies across industries - http://url.ie/6u8
Via Google Research Blog Extra, Extra - Read All About It: Nearly All Binary Searches and Mergesorts are Broken
Via Damien Remember the upcoming National Dig Out day for Bertie and all the ministers who have to buy their own tea - the tragedy!
And also this vid; Fianna Fail - Never Resign:
Via Adam Chuck Norris endorses American Politician
Missed Day 4 which asked Which invention has helped you most with your working life?
Today - Science Week Ireland asks - what is “The best invention in 2007?”
There have been some recent announcements that could revolutionise communications but they have yet to prove themselves. Things like OpenSocial are in alpha and there are issues to be ironed out. Even the iPhone has the potential to push innovation forward. If Steorn was true, that would have been great. Even twitter and Jaiku are from 2006. So I’m going to settle on the Facebook API for now - it’s definitely ‘07 and represents a step forward for openness and innovation
Day 3 of the science week ireland blogging thing and the question is “What’s the next gadget that you want to buy?”
I’d like a GPS device next I think. Ideally something that I can use in the car and also with my phone. I could even contribute to openstreetmap and help fill in some of Limerick 
Day 2 of the science week ireland blogging thing and the question is “What invention do you want to see most in the future?”
Daran has pointed out a development in energy production (conversion) which leaves me looking for my 2nd wish and that is….
An invention to access information anywhere. Something like an ultra-cheap data network that provided voice, video and data to anyone that wanted to access it, even in 3rd world countries with poor infrastructure.
Today someone got a bill of €710 from o2! Mobile data isn’t cheap in most countries still….
Information is incredibly valuable and unlike natural resources, it isn’t a limited resource. The invention of writing, the printing press, the telephone, the television and the Internet have all had a profound impact on our personal and business lives. It is scary for those who don’t know the implications and every invention can be misused but most of these inventions have been beneficial.
Damien points out that you can win a Wii by taking part in blogging about stuff they suggest from scienceweek.ie
Today - What was the favourite invention from your childhood?
I was going to say Lego but everyone will say that. So I’ll be nostalgic about Mario Kart! Myself and my brothers competed at length too eek out faster and faster lap times as well as that killer instinct in the 2-player races. There was never another racing game as good.
Via Damien - No such thing as a simple arrest for a stolen handbag
40 separate procedures need to be followed, and more 30 separate forms need to be filled in - BBC
German Town Scraps Road Signs to Increase Safety
Islanders without an Island - how the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is doomed to disappear beneath the ocean due to climate change.
Via John - Excel 2007 - muliplying 850 by 77.1 gives 100,000
mormons exposed (NSFW?)
Open Street Map - The Free Wiki World Map
A German teenager accidentally climbed out of a fourth-floor window and fell 10 meters to the ground where he kept on sleeping, albeit with a broken arm and leg - German Sleepwalker Steps Out of 4th-Floor Window
Vista has a bug/feature - [...]This throttling effect occurs when someone launches Windows Media Player and tries to copy files at gigabit speeds. [...]
Out-of-body experiences being explained/recreated
Via Irish girls rock! - geewiz
Lifehack’s 18 tips for killer presentations
Don’t put your home address into your in-car GPS device by Jonathan Brazil.
Via robinb - funny rugby ad
Via Brian Greene - Irish radar as a gif
Procrastination via Martijn
ah - nerd nostalgia Triumph of the Nerds!:
Star Trek Parody/Germany nostalgia
